Camp Williams is a U.S National Guard Army base located in Bluffdale UT. Since 2019 extensive herpetological wildlife surveys have been conducted by the Environmental Resource Management division with a primary focus on Great Basin Rattlesnake Research within the training areas. All observed herpetofauna are cataloged and recorded in all forms possible. To date there have been over 950 unique wildlife observations within the training range.
The extremely high proportion of rattlesnake observations is due to den observations during the emergence and return parts of the season where large masses conglomerate in small areas. The high proportion of gopher snakes and yellow-bellied racers is due to the disproportionate aspect of road sampling as all reptiles observed on the road are recorded and the most frequently observed reptiles on the road are predominantly those two species.
The rattlesnake population of camp williams is highly abundant, concentrated heavily around multiple den sites across the training range.
Uniquely, there was also a single observation of a Great Basin Spadefoot Toad found in an area highly frequented by environmental employees after a particularly rainy season. This individual of this species may have lain dormant for an multiple years prior to this emergence.
Additionally, the presence of an invasive species of lizard, the New Mexico Whiptail lizard has been confirmed and appears to be spreading its range, radiating from the Jordan River area.